2010 Central League Most Valuable Player Award

The 2010 Central League Most Valuable Player Award went to Kazuhiro Wada of the Chunichi Dragons, the Central League walk, OPS and slugging leader for 2010. In a surprise development, a setup man, Takuya Asao of Chunichi, finished an easy second.

Voting Results

Finish	Name	Team	Position	1st Place Votes	2nd Place Votes	3rd Place Votes	Points
1	Kazuhiro Wada	Chunichi Dragons	Outfielder	131	75	16	896
2	Takuya Asao	Chunichi Dragons	Pitcher	66	82	24	600
3	Matt Murton	Hanshin Tigers	Outfielder	22	29	73	270
4	Kenta Maeda	Hiroshima Carp	Pitcher	18	20	31	181
5	Alex Ramirez	Yomiuri Giants	Outfielder	6	15	22	97
6	Masahiko Morino	Chunichi Dragons	3rd Baseman	5	11	30	88
7	Hitoki Iwase	Chunichi Dragons	Pitcher	4	5	13	48
8	Wei-Yin Chen	Chunichi Dragons	Pitcher	3	7	9	45
9	Norichika Aoki	Yakult Swallows	Outfielder	0	4	7	19
10	Shinnosuke Abe	Yomiuri Giants	Catcher	0	2	0	6
11	Akifumi Takahashi	Chunichi Dragons	Pitcher	0	0	4	4
12	Kazuki Yoshimi	Chunichi Dragons	Pitcher	0	0	1	1
	Yasutomo Kubo	Hanshin Tigers	Pitcher	0	0	1	1
	Kenji Johjima	Hanshin Tigers	Catcher	0	0	1	1
	Craig Brazell	Hanshin Tigers	1st Baseman	0	0	1	1
	Yuya Kubo	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	0	0	1	1

5 voters did not pick any second-place finisher; 21 did not vote for third place.